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Home » Medical Staff » Pediatrics » Ball, Eric H. MD

Dr. Eric H. Ball, Pediatrics

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Eric Ball, MD

is on staff at
CHOC Mission Hospital

Appointments:
949-388-1798

Specialty:
Pediatrics

Board Certified:
Pediatrics

Dr. Eric Ball has been a pediatrician with Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates in Ladera Ranch since 2006. He grew up in New Jersey and then attended college at Duke University. He remained in North Carolina to attend medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then trained in pediatrics at Stanford University, where he also served an additional year as Chief Resident.

Dr. Ball holds leadership positions in several medical organizations on local, state, and national levels. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Orange County, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Medical Association where he also chairs their legislative committee and serves as a delegate to the California Medical Association House of Delegates. He has held several state-wide roles in the American Academy of Pediatrics in California, including as Vice Chairperson and co-chair of the continuing medical education committee. Dr. Ball is also the Vice President of the California Immunization Coalition and leads a monthly state-wide webinar series educating California physicians on vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases. He also served on the California Surgeon General’s committee on the implementation of screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) in primary care practices.

Locations

Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates
777 Corporate Dr, Suite 250
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
phone: 949-388-1798
fax: 949-388-6495

Education

  • Medical School
    University of North Carolina
  • Internship
    Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • Residency
    Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • Fellowship
    Pediatric Chief Resident Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Pediatrics

Health Stories

Growing pains: What parents should know

Primary Care / Family Medicine

Growing pains: What parents should know

Are growing pains real? A CHOC pediatrician answers this question and more in this overview of growing pains.

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Seamless primary and specialty care: Lea’s story

Primary Care / Family Medicine

Seamless primary and specialty care: Lea’s story

For parents of children who need specialty care, CHOC’s growing Primary Care Network offers seamless integration with more than 30 specialty areas.

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The importance of well-checks during COVID-19

COVID-19

The importance of well-checks during COVID-19

Maintaining a well-check during the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately led to a diagnosis requiring an outpatient procedure for one teen.

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Podcasts

Childhood nutrition and picky eating

Nutrition

Childhood nutrition and picky eating

In this podcast, Dr. Eric Ball, a CHOC Pediatrician, discusses healthy eating for kids. He also provides tips on how to ease a picky eater.

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